Welcome to the Parks Recreation & Waterfront Department site at the City of Berkeley, CA.

The Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Department (PRW) is made up of five divisions; Parks Maintenance, Recreation and Youth Services, Waterfront, Capital Projects and the Administration Division which supports the entire department.  PRW is committed to administering excellent recreation programs at our centers, resident camps, waterfront and parks; maintaining our municipal urban forest, landscaping and infrastructure; and developing capital projects that create community.

Temporary Partial or Complete Park Closures - **Notice**  Parks, Recreation and Waterfront is working to improve your Parks experience. Please see temporary closures below:   [more...]

Projects in Public Process Phase -   [more...]

PRW Capital Improvement Program (CIP) - PRW’s capital funding is made up of Recurring Capital from the Parks Tax, General Fund, Marina Fund and the Camps Fund. This $1.75 M, along with Bond Measure funds from Measure WW and now T1 Bond Measure funds are used to address our most critical unfunded needs. Measure F, the 2014 Parks Tax increase approved by Berkeley voters has increased parks tax yearly capital from $250,000 to $1,000,000 since FY2016. Capital Improvements include safety and accessibility; replacing deteriorated play equipment, repairing or replacing site furnishings; improvement to existing playing field and basic infrastructure improvements. [more...]

Upcoming Special Events  - Come join the community and enjoy outside special events in your neighborhood. [more...]

  Special Events -

 Saturday, Feb 29| 11:00am-3:00pm | Frances Albrier Community Center, 2800 Park Street 

   

Measure T1 -$100 Million to Improve Existing City Infrastructure & Facilities - Measure T1 Infrastructure Bond dollars at work [more...]